On reflection

You may have noticed from this blog that I have a thing for reflections or water in general. More often that not I find the reflection of the subject that I’m photographing more interesting than the subject itself. This seems to be borne out by the fact that of all the pictures I have sold via Society6 it is the picture of a tree reflected in water that has outsold everything else. Water is a brilliant thing to play with when taking photographs and as I seem to drawn to pictures of the sea or lakes or canals I am wondering whether it’s the reflectiveness of the surface that makes the difference; certainly my pictures of Crosby, which I am still struggling to match, came about through perfect winter light and the fact that the tide had just gone out to leave wet sand like glass.

I am hoping that this pictures is a case in point. It’s nettles and cowslips reflected in a water trough in a farmer’s field. Not the most interesting of subjects but the water gives it a little something that a picture of the plants themselves just wouldn’t have. The black and white helps as well, rendering the reflection as a silhouette. Some of best pictures have come about by shooting reflections, even in puddles, and although rain is generally not the photographer’s friend the period after heavy rain can be magical.

I am very much at a loose end today. My children have gone to their grandparents for A WHOLE WEEK due to the way the school holidays have fallen. Whilst this is quite an exciting prospect, I also know I will miss them terribly. It could be an interesting week…